diff --git a/src/freedombone-app-friendica b/src/freedombone-app-friendica
index f4ebc151..82ee4a5d 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-app-friendica
+++ b/src/freedombone-app-friendica
@@ -128,6 +128,18 @@ function friendica_channel_directory_server {
     esac
 }
 
+function friendica_close_registrations {
+    sed -i "s|REGISTER_OPEN|REGISTER_CLOSED|g" /var/www/$FRIENDICA_DOMAIN_NAME/htdocs/.htconfig.php
+    dialog --title $"Friendica Account Registrations" \
+           --msgbox $"New registrations are now closed" 6 40
+}
+
+function friendica_open_registrations {
+    sed -i "s|REGISTER_CLOSED|REGISTER_OPEN|g" /var/www/$FRIENDICA_DOMAIN_NAME/htdocs/.htconfig.php
+    dialog --title $"Friendica Account Registrations" \
+           --msgbox $"New registrations are permitted" 6 40
+}
+
 function configure_interactive_friendica {
     while true
     do
@@ -135,10 +147,12 @@ function configure_interactive_friendica {
         trap "rm -f $data" 0 1 2 5 15
         dialog --backtitle $"Freedombone Control Panel" \
                --title $"Friendica" \
-               --radiolist $"Choose an operation:" 13 70 4 \
+               --radiolist $"Choose an operation:" 15 70 6 \
                1 $"Set channel directory server" off \
                2 $"Renew SSL certificate" off \
-               3 $"Back to main menu" on 2> $data
+               3 $"Close new account registrations" off \
+               4 $"Open new account registrations" off \
+               5 $"Back to main menu" on 2> $data
         sel=$?
         case $sel in
             1) break;;
@@ -147,7 +161,9 @@ function configure_interactive_friendica {
         case $(cat $data) in
             1) friendica_channel_directory_server;;
             2) friendica_renew_cert;;
-            3) break;;
+            3) friendica_close_registrations;;
+            4) friendica_open_registrations;;
+            5) break;;
         esac
     done
 }